HR General Planning
Hiring Plan in the Coming Three Months
Comparing with 2009 Q1, an increase of 4% of the respondents (43% in Q2, 39% in Q1) said they will hire staff in the coming three months. On the other hand, only 2% of the respondents reported they will cut the head count and 44% will freeze the hiring plan in the coming three months. These two findings are lower than the results in 2009 Q1.
Expectation on Economic Recovery in HK
While more than 50% of the respondents expect the HK economy to recover in 2010, about 30% believe the economy will recover before end of 2009. Among the respondents, 5% think the economy has already started to recover, whereas 15% think it takes time for the recovery to start and they expect this after 2010.
